List of prime ministers of Tunisia
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The prime minister of Tunisia is the head of government of Tunisia since the creation of the office in 1759 till its abolition in 1957 with the proclamation of the Republic. The office was revived in 1969 under the Republican system. There have been 44 prime ministers of Tunisia since the office came into existence in 1759.
The office existed before independence as the King of Tunisia appointed a Prime Minister to be the head of government. Rejeb Khaznadar was the first Prime Minister in the history of Tunisia in 1759.
After the abolition of monarchy, the 1959 Constitution of Tunisia established a presidential system where the president was both the head of state and the head of government. On November 1969, President Habib Bourguiba brought back the position by appointing Bahi Ladgham to be the first Prime Minister under the republican system.
Before the 2011 revolution, the role of the prime minister was limited to assisting the president. With the adoption of the new constitution in 2014, the constitutional powers expanded, making the prime minister responsible of major domestic policies.
The youngest person to become prime minister was Mustapha Ben Ismail in 1878 at 28 years of age while the oldest was Beji Caid Essebsi in 2011 at 85 years of age. The term of Mohammed Aziz Bouattour (1882–1907) is the longest for a prime minister, with a period of nearly 25 years, while Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s term (1987) is the shortest with 36 days.
Three prime ministers became presidents afterwards: Habib Bourguiba, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and Beji Caid Essebsi.
There are currently seven living former prime ministers. The most recent former prime minister to die is Hamed Karoui on 27 March 2020.
List of prime ministers[edit]
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Monarchy[edit]
Timeline[edit]
Rank by time in office[edit]
 Mohammed Aziz Bouattour Longest term: 24 years, 98 days 1882–1907 |
 Mohamed Salah Mzali Shortest term: 126 days 1954 |
| Rank | Prime Minister | Time in office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Aziz Bouattour | 24 years, 98 days |
| 2 | Rejeb Khaznadar | 23 years, 103 days |
| 3 | Mustapha Khaznadar | 18 years, 294 days |
| 4 | Mustapha Saheb Ettabaa | 18 years, 0 days |
| 5 | Moustapha Khodja | 17 years, 220 days |
| 6 | Youssef Saheb Ettabaa | 15 years, 22 days |
| 7 | Hédi Lakhoua | 10 years, 304 days |
| 8 | Shakir Saheb Ettabaa | 8 years, 0 days |
| 9 | Youssef Djaït | 7 years, 122 days |
| 9 | Larbi Zarrouk Khaznadar | 7 years, 0 days |
| 11 | Hussein Khodja | 7 years, 0 days |
| 12 | Taïeb Djellouli | 6 years, 212 days |
| 13 | Khelil Bouhageb | 5 years, 120 days |
| 14 | Slaheddine Baccouche | 5 years, 26 days[c] |
| 15 | Mustapha Dinguizli | 4 years, 172 days |
| 16 | Kheireddine Pacha | 3 years, 272 days |
| 17 | Mustapha Kaak | 3 years, 27 days |
| 18 | Mustapha Ben Ismail | 3 years, 19 days |
| 19 | Mohammed Khaznadar | 2 years, 53 days[c] |
| 20 | Mohamed Chenik | 1 years, 356 days[c] |
| 21 | Tahar Ben Ammar | 1 year, 248 days |
| 22 | Habib Bourguiba | 1 year, 105 days |
| 23 | M’hamed Djellouli | 1 year, 104 days |
| 24 | Mohamed Salah Mzali | 126 days |
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Timeline[edit]
Rank by time in office[edit]
 Mohamed Ghannouchi Longest term: 11 years, 102 days 1999–2011 |
 Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Shortest term: 36 days 1987 |
| Rank | Prime Minister | Time in office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Ghannouchi | 11 years, 102 days |
| 2 | Hamed Karoui | 10 years, 51 days |
| 3 | Hedi Nouira | 9 years, 173 days |
| 4 | Mohamed Mzali | 6 years, 76 days |
| 5 | Youssef Chahed | 3 years, 184 days |
| 6 | Hedi Baccouche | 1 year, 324 days |
| 7 | Habib Essid | 1 year, 203 days |
| 8 | Najla Bouden | 1 year, 181 days |
| 9 | Rachid Sfar | 1 year, 86 days |
| 10 | Hamadi Jebali | 1 year, 80 days |
| 11 | Mehdi Jomaa | 1 year, 8 days |
| 12 | Bahi Ladgham | 360 days |
| 13 | Hichem Mechichi | 326 days |
| 14 | Ali Laarayedh | 321 days |
| 15 | Beji Caid Essebsi | 300 days |
| 16 | Elyes Fakhfakh | 188 days |
| 17 | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali | 36 days |
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